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Isaac Newton's Natural Philosophy
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| Prix catalogue: | EUR 41,37 |
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Description du produit
Newton studies have undergone radical changes in the last half-century as more of his work has been uncovered and more details of his life and intellectual context have come to light. This volume singles out two strands in recent Newton studies: the intellectual background to Newton's scientific thought and both specific and general aspects of his technical science. The essays make new claims concerning Newton's mathematical methods, experimental investigations, and motivations, as well as the effect that his long presence had on science in England. The book is divided into two parts. The essays in part I shed new light on Newton's motivations and the sources of his method. The essays in part II explore Newton's mathematical philosophy and his development of rational mechanics and celestial dynamics. An appendix includes the last paper by Newton biographer Richard W. Westfall, examining some of the ways that mathematics came to be used in the age of Newton in pursuits and domains other than theoretical or rational mechanics.
Détails sur le produit
- Rang parmi les ventes Amazon: #377255 dans Livres
- Publié le: 2000-12-05
- Langue d'origine: Anglais
- Dimensions: .93" h x 6.22" l x 9.12" L, 1.57 livres
- Reliure: Relié
- 374 pages
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JA Majors Book Info
A two-part text dealing with recent Newton studies, particularly the intellectual background to his scientific thought and specific and general aspects of his technical science. A collection of essays shedding light on Newton's motivations and method, and on his mathematical and technical philosophies and mechanics. DLC: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727.
About the author
Jed Z. Buchwald is Director of the Dibner Institute for the History of Science and Technology and Bern Dibner Professor of the History of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. I. Bernard Cohen is the Victor S. Thomas Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Harvard University. His most recent books are Howard Aiken: Portrait of a Computer Pioneer (MIT Press, 1999) and the first completely new translation of Newton's Principia in the last 270 years.
